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Title: The Peacock And The Crane Author: Aesop (author of Aesop's Fables) [More Titles by Aesop (author of Aesop's Fables)] A Peacock, spreading its gorgeous tail, mocked a Crane that passed by, ridiculing the ashen hue of its plumage, and saying: "I am robed like a king, in gold and purple, and all the colors of the rainbow; while you have not a bit of color on your wings." "True," replied the Crane, "but I soar to the heights of heaven, and lift up my voice to the stars, while you walk below, like a cock, among the birds of the dunghill." Fine feathers don't make fine birds. [The end] GO TO TOP OF SCREEN |